(I decided that I really don't like writing in the first-person. So, the rest of the chapters will be in third-person. It's what I'm comfortable with, so I stick to that)

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Panda2501: It's great that you liked it! I had the same feelings as well. Kumiko wouldn't wait for Reina forever, and I'm a huge fan of Asuka. So, bringing these two together made me happy. Hopefully you enjoy this chapter!

Kumiko's mind was not in the right place at the moment.

"I'm home!" She did her usual greeting when she gets home.

"Didn't you say your parents aren't home?" Asuka asked Kumiko in a playful manner. This resulted in Kumiko developing a blush. "Silly Oumae-chan!"

'It doesn't help that you're here, love of my life.' That was all that Kumiko could think about. Her and Asuka were alone in her house. A lot of images popped into her mind, a lot of them lewd. However, she didn't want to scare off Asuka. She decided that her feelings would be known. Ambushing her would probably not be the wisest idea.

"S-shut up!" That was all the words that Kumiko could muster up. If she said anything else, she might have spilled everything. "You can go to my room, relax in there. It's the first door on the left."

"So forward, Kumiko-chan! Is that how your dates go?"

Every time Kumiko said something, Asuka found a way to send it back. She found it irritating if it was anyone else. From Asuka, it was…endearing. But, annoying nonetheless.

She sighs. "Just…go to the room. I'll bring snacks…and stuff." She grumbled while Asuka had a look of content, knowing that she had the way to tease the brunette.

Asuka left Kumiko with her thoughts. That may be the worst thing that she could have done, since Kumiko's mind was all over the place. 'The way she teases me, god it hits me in all the right ways. I've missed this…It was so fun to be around her, and it was the one thing that made band fun. I know it. I'll tell her my feelings today.'

…

It took a bit of time, but Kumiko finally prepared the snacks and drinks. Standards call for hot tea, however Kumiko wasn't feeling too encouraged to make it. So, she just got some tea from the fridge and poured it into glasses.

Her hands were full, so she couldn't really open her door. So she did the next best thing. Bang the door with her foot to call for Asuka. "Asuka-senpai!"

Shouting didn't hurt either.

It took a while for Asuka to respond. 'What the heck could…she be…doing?'

The girl in front of her had Kumiko in shock. It was the first time that she noticed what Asuka was wearing. A green short-sleeve button shirt, and tight fitting jeans. Kumiko's mind went back to her lewd thoughts, and saw how well the clothing stuck to Asuka's nice curves. She loved Asuka for everything that wasn't her body, however one thing was for certain. Asuka was extremely hot, and helped Kumiko love her more.

However, what shocked her was the state of Asuka. Her shirt was unbuttoned just enough so Asuka's cleavage was being shown off. Kumiko wasn't one to ignore that. The way that Asuka looked, with her clothes wrinkled and her tired looking face, led her to believe that…

"Asuka-senpai…did you sleep in my bed?"

Asuka yawned and rubbed her eye. And she nodded. "Yeah, I had a long day of school. I felt a bit sleepy, so I took a small nap. Does that…" Asuka comes up to Kumiko and starts to poke her. "…bother you, Kumiko-chan?"

'Does she know how she's making me feel right now? I want to drop all of this and pounce on her…Control it Kumiko. We're here to tell Asuka our feelings, not to fulfill our fantasies.'

"It does a bit. You don't go and sleep in someone's bed unannounced!" Kumiko did keep her cool and held the tray. She shook her head, while Asuka had an amused smile. She placed the tray on her table housing the cactus, and Asuka took her seat. Kumiko went to sit on her bed as she was holding her drink-

'Oh, god damnit.'

Taking a seat on her bed was a mistake. Was she stupid? Asuka just told her that she slept on the bed. So of course, the scent of Asuka was wafting around her. It was intoxicating, a mix of a sweet perfume and…Asuka.

She also had a perfect view of Asuka in all her glory. Asuka's position had her on the floor and leaning a bit to reach for the food. It gave Kumiko a perfect view of Asuka's…

'Why does she tease me like this.' Kumiko was being assaulted on almost all her senses. Sight of Asuka, the smell of Asuka, hearing Asuka talk. All she was missing was the feel and taste, and that was better off if this relationship actually took off.

"So, Kumiko-chan. What's new?" Asuka had a genuine curiosity in her voice.

And so, they talked for…well not a while. Only half an hour. It was only 3:30, so they had a lot of time to kill. 'Wait, there's no reason to kill time. I can tell-"

"Asuka-senpai, what are you doing?" Kumiko saw Asuka digging into her bag.

"Well, we avoided one topic and I can help with that." With one hand, she pulls out the crystal ball. "Romance is in the air and I plan to help you with it, Kumiko-chan!"

Kumiko was taken by complete surprise. "What the- Asuka-senpai?! Why have you been holding that crystal ball around?"

The person in question does a hearty laugh. "I only had it prepared for today. I'm not crazy!"

'Well, I'm one to doubt that.'

"Well, that wasn't very nice, Kumiko-chan. I will punish you by looking into your relationships."

Kumiko was wondering why Asuka said that. 'Am I an idiot? I said my thoughts aloud again?' She buried her face into her hands. 'Well, it's not like she'll actually find-"

Kumiko's thoughts were interrupted by Asuka. "Well, well. Looks like our Kumiko-chan is more curved than edgy."

'Uh oh.'

Asuka continued, "There are two girls here. Both have black hair. Interesting… Oh! One of them is turning around! Looks like…Kousaka-san?"

Kumiko was in shock. "I- um, I can- It's not-"

'Does it really work? She actually guessed that I liked- no, I loved Reina? I guess it does.'

"Oh. That's sad, she's walking away. I guess that she wasn't caught. Now this other girl…"

'If Asuka-senpai was right about Reina…uh oh.'

"I can see a bit! She's turning ar- Ow! What was that for, Kumiko-chan?!" Asuka groaned in pain. Before she could see who the girl was (obviously Asuka), Kumiko chopped her on the head.

'But…she's right. There wasn't any reason for me to stop it. I want to tell her my feelings today. So…why am I delaying it? There's no point.'

So, she came up with a hokey excuse. "W-well, I don't think people like others putting their noses into issues that they don't matter in." 'Hmm, that was better than I expected. I'm still lying, it is all about Asuka-senpai, but I delayed it.'

'Again, why am I doing that?'

Asuka put the ball away and sat on Kumiko's bed. She patted a spot next to her, Asuka's eyes saying, 'take a seat.' Kumiko obliged and took a seat.

"You seem…conflicted. You should talk about it, don't bottle it up." Kumiko found comfort in Asuka's warm, blue eyes. 'Oh, what the hell. She already knows about Reina.'

"Okay. I did…I did like Reina. No, I loved Reina." She didn't mean to start to cry, at least not this soon. However, her tears started pouring out. "I might have told you. We met in middle school. And over the time that I haven't seen her, she became even more…beautiful. Talented. Smart. We became so close, touched so much, talked a lot. I really felt that we were starting something. I really wanted to say it. 'I love you, Reina.' I wanted to hear her say that too. 'Kumiko-chan, I love you.' But…"

Asuka was feeling hurt, and it was Kumiko that was telling the story. She saw Kumiko, and she wasn't holding up. Her story was interrupted by the sobs that overtook her. Asuka sat a bit closer and started to rub circles on her back. She took Kumiko's hand and used her thumb to rub circles on the back of Kumiko's hand. "Shhh, it's okay. Let it out." Asuka knew when to be her goofball self and the caring self. Kumiko needed support, so she knew that she would give it to her.

It took a bit of time, but Kumiko seemed to calm down. "What was I talking about?"

Asuka had a small smile. "You were saying that you wanted to hear Kousaka-san say, 'I love you.'"

"Oh…right," Kumiko's voice still had the hint of sadness, but she seemed able to continue.

"For Reina-chan, it was all about Taki-sensei. Taki-sensei this, Taki-sensei that. It was…hurting to hear. It made me think…what chance do I have with her? She was so love-struck by Taki-sensei that my love for Reina seemed…pointless."

She sprawled her body onto her bed while avoiding Asuka. The smell of her distracts Kumiko, but she couldn't dwell on it for too long. She had to finish this sad story.

"So, I gave up on her. It was hard. She was always by my side. I probably still had lingering feelings for her. Hell, I probably still do. I was always there for Reina. Supported her for anything. Getting the solo, going for Taki-sensei, all of it. Why would I bother going after her? However, these feelings went away. I guess. After that person came and hooked me."

Kumiko didn't notice her eyes were watering again until she finished the story. She didn't really care. Reminding herself of her feelings for Reina…it brought back all the pain she felt while she had those feelings.

Asuka couldn't help but wipe a tear away. Kumiko must have felt devastated. Asuka must be lucky, she never really felt this pain. 'Well, maybe what I felt is like Kumiko-chan's.'

"So, Kousaka-san was that special to you. But…you like someone else?"

"Yeah, Reina is still special to me. But…I'll never be able to love her. Just love her as a friend." She realized Asuka's other question. 'Should I tell her? Is it the right time?'

"Well, from what I saw…she had black hair. Was it someone from band? Or somewhere else?"

'Of course she was from band. I never really knew too many people outside of it. Asuka-senpai, can you really not see?'

Kumiko gave it some thought. 'I guess…now this is the best time?'

She looked to her side and saw Asuka. A finger to her chin, taking a long time to picture who this person is. She liked being irritated by Asuka. But…she was getting annoyed. 'Just…SEE IT, ASUKA-SENPAI!'

Kumiko took a chance.

She wrapped her arms around Asuka's waist, hearing a yelp from the college girl. She pulled Asuka down so that the two were lying in Kumiko's bed. She couldn't see Asuka's face, but it held a huge blush. Kumiko was holding onto Asuka's waist tightly. She felt the hands of the embraced girl pulling at her arms. But Kumiko wouldn't let go.

"Ku-mi-ko!" In between breaths, she was trying as hard as she could to be released from Kumiko's grasp. But she stopped struggling after hearing Kumiko's voice.

"That other girl you saw. It's you."

Asuka couldn't believe what she heard. 'I…I was the other girl?'

Her thoughts quickly went away as she heard Kumiko talk.

"You probably remember. That day I "confessed" to you. I was hiding my feelings. That love was like one I had for my sister. But…it wasn't true. I knew that I loved you."

Asuka heard Kumiko's sobs and she wanted to turn around and return the embrace Kumiko had on her. But Kumiko's grip was too strong.

"All of the time we spent together. Playing in the band. The time we spent together, talking. You had this aura that made me feel…happy. You enticed me with your body."

Asuka blushed even harder at this confession. She's heard that she had a great body from other people. However, hearing this from someone Asuka loved…it was too much for her to handle.

"You have everything going for you, appearance-wise."

Kumiko hoped that she wasn't going to push too hard.

She reached under Asuka's shirt and started touching her back. She leaned her head in and whispered into Asuka's ear. "Your smooth, silky skin."

Asuka couldn't believe it. She liked how she was feeling, but she was getting turned on by her crush. She really wanted to be the one to do it.

Kumiko didn't hear anything or feel any resistance from the black-haired beauty. So she kept going with her compliment assault.

She put a hand on one of Asuka's breasts. She heard a loud moan, which hopefully signified something good. "I'm extremely jealous of these."

Asuka was losing her mind. She had no urgency to pull Kumiko away, now that one of her hands were on one of her boobs.

The other hand traveled up to Asuka's vision. A finger pointed at her. "Your face is beautiful. Seeing a smile from you lights up my world. Also…" Asuka felt Kumiko's breath over her ear again. It was so sexy to hear Kumiko like this. "…those glasses look too good on you."

Kumiko's hands went around Asuka's waist again. "What really made me love you was the trust you put in me. You told me something that I know a few people know. You trusted me with that information, a lowly first-year. You let me hear that beautiful song that your dad gave you. It was beautiful, and it inspired me to play like you. I want to play for you. I've been practicing that song so I could play it for you. But then I remembered…"

Asuka heard a sniffle, and she wanted to comfort the girl.

"…I thought that you would be out of my life for good when you graduated. You said that it wasn't goodbye, but it sure felt like it. I cried on the train, thinking that I would never see you again and my feelings would never be known. I feel like…this was fate. Something like that, which led you to me."

Kumiko finally let all her feelings be known. She had nothing to hide anymore. All she hoped was that Asuka would understand. She didn't need to say anything. She didn't have to feel the same. All Kumiko wanted was her feelings to out there and be known by Asuka.

Asuka was…overwhelmed. All the feelings that Kumiko said, she felt the same.

So, Asuka did what she felt was necessary.

Kumiko's grip loosened, so she turned around. The feeling that Kumiko gave her. When she was being touched. Asuka's feeling…desire.

Asuka leaned in and gave Kumiko a kiss. She put all her passion and feeling into it. Kumiko was taken by surprise, but quickly reciprocated. Asuka made a move and pushed her tongue onto Kumiko's lips. It took a bit, but Kumiko opened her lips and surprised Asuka by quickly pushing her tongue in. Asuka moaned, but she wasn't going to let Kumiko take control.

She saw that some of Kumiko's body was exposed, so she took advantage. Her hands swiftly moved to Kumiko's stomach and up to her breasts. Asuka heard Kumiko moan, which brought a small smile to her face. This allowed her to be more forceful with the kiss, which also caused Kumiko to moan. Those sounds made Asuka want more of the brunette. However, she stopped herself.

She wanted to let Kumiko know her feelings.

They released the kiss and both were breathing heavily. However, they had huge smiles and dark blushes.

"Kumiko…if you couldn't tell…I'm in love with you too…" She took deep breaths in between, but Kumiko's smile widened, if it was possible.

"So…do I get to hear your story?" Kumiko's smile had a smug feeling, but it was genuine.

Asuka nodded. "Happily. Most of what you said was how I felt about you. I love your weird personality."

Kumiko laughed. "You're one to talk, Asuka-senpai."

Asuka laughed at that. "I was so happy to hear you say, 'I love you' at graduation. It felt genuine, but…nothing was done after that. I felt kind of stupid for not telling you anything, but I didn't want to risk anything. I was scared that I might not see you again. I gave you that book so you would always remember me. Sounds kind of selfish, huh?"

Kumiko smiled. "Yeah, it does." She giggled at Asuka's pout. "But, I know that I could never forget you. You were too important to me to ever forget."

Asuka's heart melted at hearing this. "I'm glad. I admired your drive to become great. It was a good look."

It was Kumiko's turn to blush. Asuka's praise caused her to be overwhelmed with emotions.

"It's my turn." Asuka's face had a smirk, and Kumiko was anticipating what she was going to do.

Asuka leaned in and started to kiss Kumiko's neck. Her moans wouldn't stop as Asuka attacked her neck with kisses.

"Your body is sexy too, Kumiko. Your small, but cute boobs. Your enticing eyes." She kept kissing Kumiko's neck. "Your beautiful tanned skin. It's all amazing."

Asuka's face became serious. "However, there was one thing that stopped me from going for you."

Kumiko was a bit scared. 'What could have stopped Asuka-senpai?'

"Kousaka-san."

'Oh…that…would make sense.' Kumiko's eyes watered, but not in happiness. She could barely get out her apology. "S-sorry, Asuka-senpai."

Now, Asuka felt like the guilty one. 'Why do you do this, Kumiko?' She brought Kumiko's head to her chest in an embrace. "Shhh, it's okay. Don't blame yourself. I fell in love with you when I first saw you, to be honest. After getting to know you better, I saw all of your charms and quirks. And it made me want to be with you even more. But, I saw how close you were with Kousaka-san. It was a bit obvious about how you felt about her. And…I felt jealous. I wanted to be the one that was by your side. I wanted you to be doing everything that you do to Kousaka-san to me. But, I wanted to be that good senior. One who helps their juniors in need. So, I didn't try anything. It was your decision to go for her, and I didn't want to interfere. I guess I was a bad senior in that regard." Asuka couldn't stop her tears, and Kumiko felt them falling close to her.

Kumiko took her head out of Asuka's chest. She put her hands on each of Asuka's cheeks and stared directly at her. "You were the best senior. I always loved you for trying to be helpful. It didn't work out with Reina, but you're the one I won't let get away."

Asuka's cheeks were getting pushed, so her speech was a bit muddled. "Ku-mi-ko…"

She laughed at Asuka's struggle. "I hope you enjoy this, Asuka-senpai. Reina and I did this to each other." She saw Asuka's face become extremely red, which gave Kumiko happiness.

Asuka took the hands off of her cheeks. "Then I love it."

The two girls were smiling like idiots, but they were the happiest idiots. Kumiko yawned. "Sleepy?" Kumiko nodded. "Me too. I…kinda want to stay like this for a while. Is that okay?"

Kumiko smiled wide. "Of course." Asuka returned the smile.

"I love you, Kumiko."

"I love you, Asuka-senpai."

Asuka laughed. "We're dating now, right?" Kumiko nodded. "Just call me Asuka." Her smile was warm.

Kumiko's smile was bright. "I love you, Asuka."

And Kumiko drifted to sleep, Asuka not too far behind.

A/N: Man, this was much longer than the first person one I wrote. And a bit more...intense? I don't think that's the right word, but this had a much more "sexual" tones, than the first person one.

Hopefully, you like it. I liked rewriting this. I feel that I got to add a bit more to this chapter than the previous write-up of this.

Thanks for reading!